INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BHOPAL

 

Name: Dr. Manmohan Kapur
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Chemistry
E-Mail: mk@iiserb.ac.in
Phone: +91-755-4092324
Fax: +91-755-4092392

Academic & Professional Profile:

  • Assistant Professor (July 2009-),Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India.
  • Group Leader (Jan 2007- July 2009), Jubilant Chemsys Ltd., Noida, INDIA.
  • Senior Research Scientist (April 2006 - Jan 2007), Chembiotek Research International Pvt Ltd., Pune, INDIA.
  • Post-Doctoral (Oct 2004 - March 2006), Research Associate (AvH Post Doc Fellow) Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, GERMANY. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Martin E. Maier.
  • Post-Doctoral (July 2003 - June 2004), Research Associate Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA. Advisor: Prof. Jin K. Cha.
  • Ph. D. (July 1997 - Dec 2002), in Chemistry (National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, INDIA). Advisor: Dr. Ganesh Pandey.

Research Interest:

  • Total synthesis of biologically active natural products.

  • Organocatalysis


Selected Publications:

  1. Regioselectivity Switch Achieved in the Palladium Catalyzed a-Arylation of Enones by Employing the Modified Kuwajima-Urabe Conditions
    Kale, A. P; Pawar, G. G.; Kapur, M.; Org. Lett.  2012, 14, 1808-1811

  2. Concise Strategy to the Core Structure of the Macrolide Queenslandon.
    Khartulyari, A.; Kapur, M.; Maier, M. E. Org. Lett.  2006, 8, 5833-5836.

  3. Stereoselective Synthesis of Protected 1,2-Diols and 1,2,3-Triols by a Tandem Hydroboration-Coupling Sequence.Kapur, M.; Khartulyari, A.; Maier, M. E. Org. Lett.  2006, 8, 1629-1632.

  4. Auxofuran, a Novel Metabolite that Stimulates the Growth of Fly Agaric, is Produced by the Mycorrhiza Helper Bacterium Streptomyces Strain AcH 505.
    Riedlinger, J.; Schrey, S. D.; Tarkka, M. T.; Hampp, R.; Kapur, M.; Fiedler, H-P. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006, 72, 3550-3557.

  5. A New Access to Polyhydroxy Piperidines of the Azasugar Class: Synthesis and Glycosidase Inhibition Studies.Pandey, G.; Kapur, M.; Khan, M. I.; Gaikwad, S. G. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 3321-3326.

  6. Design and Development of a New Synthetic Strategy for a Variety of 1-N-iminosugars.
    Pandey, G.; Kapur, M. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3883-3886.

  7. A Novel Approach to Both the Enantiomers of Potent Glycosidase Inhibitor Isofagomine via the PET-Promoted Cyclization of 1-[Benzyl(trimethylsilylmethyl)amino]-1,4,5-trideoxy-2,3-O-(1-methylethylidene)-threo-pent-4-ynitol.
    Pandey, G.; Kapur, M. Synthesis 2001, 1263-1267.

  8. A general strategy towards the synthesis of 1-N-iminosugar type glycosidase inhibitors: demonstration by the synthesis of D- as well as L- glucose type iminosugars (isofagomines).Pandey, G.; Kapur, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 8821-8824.

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